Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Colchester, County
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 8,150 persons representing 16.1% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 6,875 persons representing 13.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 21,620 persons, representing 42.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 880 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 575 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 250 persons representing 0.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Scottish, with about 16,605 persons representing 32.8% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 12,405 persons representing 24.5% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 11,200 persons representing 22.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Colchester (County), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Colchester (County), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish | 16,605 | 32.8 | 1 | 50.0 |
| English | 12,405 | 24.5 | 2 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 11,200 | 22.1 | 3 | 46.4 |
| Canadian | 9,080 | 18.0 | 4 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,425 | 8.7 | 5 | 48.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Colchester (County), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Colchester (County), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 49,730 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 | 50,585 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,690 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 2,245 | 4.4 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 240 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 31.1 | 575 | 1.1 | 25.6 | 26.4 |
| Chinese | 140 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 27.4 | 165 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 31.2 |
| Black | 860 | 1.7 | 51.2 | 34.4 | 880 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 155 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 31.4 | 250 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 32.8 |
| Arab | 80 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 31.6 | 165 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 32.0 |
| Latin American | 75 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 29.6 | 60 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 45.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 55 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 30.4 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 28.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 34.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 19.6 |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 33.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 34.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
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